Robert Edward Chambliss

Robert Edward "Dynamite Bob" Chambliss (14 January 1904-29 October 1985) was a Ku Klux Klan member who was responsible for the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963 and for the firebombing of several African-American homes in Alabama.

Biography
Robert Edward Chambliss was born in Alabama on 14 January 1904, and he joined the Ku Klux Klan due to his white nationalist views. Chambliss was an expert bomber for the group, taking part in the firebombing of African-American homes and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Chambliss was nicknamed "Dynamite Bob" due to his involvement in several bombings, and he was convicted of his role in the bombing in 1977. He died in prison in 1985 at the age of 81.